Species Information
Below is an alphabetical listing (by scientific name) of some of the invasive species in our region. Click on the column header to sort by that column or search using the filter below.
| Species (Scientific) |
Species (Common) |
Biological Category | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak | Plants | Tree | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Cytisus scoparius | Scotch broom | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Lonicera x bella | Showy fly honeysuckle/Bell's honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Ulmus pumila | Siberian elm | Plants | Tree | Tier 3 - Established |
| Caragana arborescens | Siberian peashrub | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Viburnum sieboldii | Siebold's viburnum (Siebold's arrowwood) | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Actinidia polygama | Silver vine | Plants | Vine | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | Slender false brome | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Arthraxon hispidus | Small carpetgrass, Hairy jointgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Hyacinthoides hispanica | Spanish bluebells | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Bythotrephes longimanus | Spiny waterflea | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Centaurea stoebe | Spotted knapweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lycorma delicatula | Spotted Lanternfly | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Lysimachia punctata | Spotted loosestrife, Large yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Corydalis solida | Spring fumewort | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Salvia glutinosa | Sticky sage | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Leucojum aestivum | Summer snowflake | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Crassula helmsii | Swamp crop, Pygmyweed | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore maple | Plants | Tree | Tier 3 - Established |
| Gypsophila paniculata | Tall baby's-breath | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
